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Hamilton, Stuart E; Collins, Sarah
Livelihood responses to mangrove deforestation in the northern provinces of Ecuador
Bosque, vol. 34, núm. 2, 2013, pp. 143-153
Universidad Austral de Chile
Valdivia, Chile
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BOSQUE 34(2): 143-153, 2013
DOI: 10.4067-S0717-92002013000200003
Livelihood responses to mangrove deforestation in the northern
provinces of Ecuador
Respuestas de subsistencia a la deforestación de los manglares en las provincias
del norte de Ecuador
Stuart E Hamilton a*, Sarah Collins b
*Corresponding author: a College of William and Mary, Department of Geology, Center for Geospatial Analysis, Swem Library,
400 Landrum Drive, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, tel.: 01-757-634-7927, sehamilton@wm.edu
b
Unaffiliated researcher, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
SUMMARY
Mangrove forests worldwide are under threat. Ecuador is no exception to this trend, with substantial mangrove deforestation across
almost all regions. This paper synthesizes a literature review of Ecuadorian mangroves, a remote sensing analysis of the past and
present extent of mangrove forests conducted for another paper, and ethnographic field research conducted in the major estuaries
of northern Ecuador to present the role of mangrove wetlands in supporting local livelihoods in Ecuador’s coastal communities.
This paper takes a macro-micro approach, examining the global questions of mangroves and then discussing the micro situation
of mangroves in Ecuador before moving onto estuarine specific profiles. All the major mangrove regions of northern Ecuador are
examined with a partic...